November 2012

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The 12 Ideas of Christmas
Time is passing quickly, and the big day is just around the corner: Get your yuletide decorating off to a fast start with a dozen jolly holiday decorations and cleverly crafted displays that you can easily reproduce or readily adapt to suit your style.

Tasteful & Simple

After custom-building their Colonial less than two blocks from their old home, a Virginia couple spend years refining its country-cozy decor to reflect their preference for clean, casual spaces. A Casual Colonial Christmas: Decorate for the holidays in a time-tested style that combines natural fare and unfussy festoons.

Glad Tidings

A Missouri homeowner readies her ranch for holiday happenings with a dash of color and a collection of flea-market finds. Festively French: Give your yuletide trimmings a French accent this year with hints for infusing Provencal style into your spaces.

Collective Perspective

An Indiana artist with a preference for imperfect finishes and natural materials makes her log cabin even cozier with an array of crafted and collected yuletide trimmings. Period-Perfect Punches of Color: Brighten up your holiday and your decor with a broad spectrum of vibrant accents.

School of Thought

A retired Massachusetts schoolteacher finds treasures to deck her halls all year round as she indulges her love of antiquing. It’s a Small World: Collect ideas for displaying pint-size treasures in any room of the home. Click here for a sneak preview!

Sweetening the Deal

Abundant creativity, loads of sweet sights and a homeowner’s appetite for all things Christmas transform a Massachusetts farmhouse into a welcoming, whimsical winter wonderland. Purely Ornamental: Liven up your tannenbaum this season with tips for redistributing the trimmings you already have and creating trees with newly devised themes.

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Antiques Q&A

Our antiques expert presents some festive facts about a variety of Christmas charmers, including a set of children’s dishes, a Santa lantern and a horse-and-cart pull toy.

Country Treasures

Give yourself gifts that keep on giving! Display these timelessly festive forms and oh-so-cute critters at present and future Christmases. Win! Enter here for your chance to deck your halls with a pair of candy cane-inspired trees from Byer's Choice.

Decorate with Crafts

With a Christmas open house on tap, a homeowner calls on the Country Sampler stylists to help her fashion good-cheer displays that glimmer with celebratory shimmer. Click here to read the article!

Win! Set for the Season Giveaway

Want to entertain in style this season? Enter now for your chance to win a complete holiday table setting featuring tree-trimmed dinnerware, stainless flatware and a variety of festive accessories for your tabletop. 

Online Craft Fair

Our Craft Fair offers you one-stop, hassle-free shopping for home and garden accessories, furnishings and patterns. Click here to find out more information on our crafters and their products.